South By Southwest 2016 in Tampa is celebrated with several events, bar & night club parties & social gatherings. Every year you can find South By Southwest events taking place all throughout the Tampa area. Be sure to check out the local Tampa Florida nightlife guide and check out all the events coming up for the South By Southwest 2016 in the Event Directory.

Come and try our Burger Special that Pairs with featured Big Storm Special Release Beer (TBD)! When a Guest orders the burger special and a pint they get to keep the glass, and get a chance to win the Gift basket from Big Storm Brewing.

Find TicketsNot your ordinary beer festival, the Spring Beer Fling features multiple beer gardens from multiple breweries, beer inspired foods, and a bunch of giant inflatables making it the best fun in the sun beer inspired playground!

Find TicketsTampa Pub Crawl is goin’ Green with a twist this year by giving you a St. Patrick’s Day practice run before the official St. Patrick’s Day. Grab some green and get lucky on this TPC tradition!

Ferg's LIVE may be a new addition to the PaddyFest lineup, but they already know how to party. Featuring THREE inside Bars, TWO outside Bars, FIVE Beer tents, a Ferg's LIVE ice fluge with ice cold shots of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, and TWO stages!

Held at both Irish 31 locations and Ferg's Live. Join us Saturday March 12th at 5PM for a special St Pup-tricks parade of dressed up, adorable, adoptable pups from the pawesome local rescues: Dogma Pet Rescue and 2nd Chance Boxer Release.

This year, we are super excited to partner up with Guinness to bring you our Inaugural Paddyfest Car Bomb Wing Eating Contest with a whopping $250 GRAND PRIZE! Live music and an Irish 31 ice luge are a few of the many reasons to head over to Irish 31!

This year, we are super excited to partner up with Guinness to bring you our Inaugural PaddyFest Car Bomb Wing Eating Contest with a whopping $250 GRAND PRIZE! Live music and an Irish 31 ice luge are a few of the many reasons to head over to Irish 31!

Come and try our Burger Special that Pairs with featured Big Storm Special Release Beer (TBD)! When a Guest orders the burger special and a pint they get to keep the glass, and get a chance to win the Gift basket from Big Storm Brewing.

Weyerbacher Brewing will be taking over the Loft with 6 delicious beers. The main bar will also be freaturing many sours.
Also, enjoy a special growler while supplies.
The Chicken Trap will be out front serving plenty of bird.

Come out for this exclusive TBBW “Mead & Greet” event with Moonlight Meadery Mazer Michael Fairbrother and our very own Jared Gilbert. They will be onsite guiding you through a very special tasting of their ciders and meads!

Find Tickets2nd annual Sip...Tip...and Talk reception is hosted​​ by The Women's Business Centre at the Helen Gordon Davis Center for Women to celebrate women entrepreneurs and​ to​ acknowledge the winners of the 2016 innovateHER Business Challenge.

No doubt you’ve heard about PROOF BREWING CO., Tallahassee’s first craft production brewery. Join us in welcoming them during Tampa Bay Beer Week when we will showcase several of their core beers and specialty selections for your tasting pleasure.

Join us for a special TBBW Local Craft Beer edition of our weekly Truly Awful Trivia. Our host Gino Sierra is larger than life so wear your big boy (or girl) pants because this isn’t trivia for sissies.

Find TicketsJoin us for the 3rd annual Bike with the Temple Terrace Mayor Frank M. Chillura. The ride is in celebration of Florida’s Bike Month during March. Meet at 7:30 a.m., plan to ride out at 8:00 a.m.

Chris van Hillo, from the City of Tampa’s Taylor Art Studio, will teach this fun and easy art form once used by Samurai warriors. Attendees will create a key chain woven in the elegant, yet simplistic art of Kumihimo.

Find TicketsTampa Pub Crawl is goin’ Green with a twist this year by giving you a St. Patrick’s Day practice run before the official St. Patrick’s Day. Grab some green and get lucky on this TPC tradition!

Find TicketsThe 2016 Gasparilla Music Festival will take place in Curtis Hixon Riverfront Park and Kiley Garden Park on March 12th & 13th featuring musical acts from a wide variety of genres on several stages and cuisine from the regions top restaurants.

Find TicketsThe Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival takes place every weekend beginning March 5th and runs through Sunday, April 24. The event is included with any Pass, Fun Card or daily admission to the park.

Find TicketsJoin the Tampa Art Museum for The Art Spot! This will be a wonderful opportunity for children to explore their creativity by making an art project in the Museum's Golding-Scher classroom!!!

Held at both Irish 31 locations and Ferg's Live. Join us Saturday March 12th at 5PM for a special St Pup-tricks parade of dressed up, adorable, adoptable pups from the pawesome local rescues: Dogma Pet Rescue and 2nd Chance Boxer Release.

Find TicketsAmerica's largest interactive murder mystery comedy dinner show. Solve a hilarious murder case while you feast on a fantastic four-course plated dinner. Just beware. The killer is hiding somewhere in the room, & you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect

The Brandon Family Fun BBQ Throw Down will be on Saturday, March 12th from 12pm - 5pm & will offer several different kinds of tasting opportunities from local BBQ restaurants, large vendor area of local businesses & artisans.

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Review for The Attic Cafe wrote by LaurenRating: Pros: It's a great place to get work done during the day and to unwind with a drink at night! Food is delicious and everything is reasonably priced. This is a hot spot for college students and businessmen & women. Cons: Parking can be tricky to find during Lightning hockey season or during other large events in downtown Tampa, so plan accordingly.

Review for Taiga Lounge wrote by TishaRating: Cons: staff Comments: We have been patrons at this establishment several times and always had a decent experience. This last experience was not one of them. Apparently the younger son now owns ..

Review for Lorraine's Place Pub wrote by AliceRating: Pros: Best beer prices in Brandon Cons: Not a good atmosphere if you are a non-smoker and do not like the smell of smoke Comments: You will never meet a stranger

Review for Tampa Bay Water Bike Company wrote by CarlynRating: Pros: In our hometown - we do this as often as we can! Comments: We had The BEST time doing this, my kids and I. Born and raised here on the water. With access to speed boats and yachts, yet both boys ..

Review for The Honey Pot wrote by BiancaRating: Comments: I have been going here for years and have loved it every time. I've always had a good time and never had a problem until tonight. To make a long ..

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